Building on Children's Strengths : The Experience of Project Spectrum

Project Zero Frameworks For Early Childhood Education

General Editors: Howard Gardner, David Henry Feldman, and Mara Krechevsky

The groundbreaking work of Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardner on multiple intelligences and Tufts University psychologist David Henry Feldman on nonuniversal development is fast becoming the standard by which children’s intelligence and cognitive development is understood. In this landmark three-volume set, Mara Krechevsky and her colleagues at Project Zero bring the theories of Gardner and Feldman into the classroom and other settings for closer inspection. For the first time, these insights--resulting from years of working with young children and their teachers--are made available for both teachers and scholars alike.

Volume 1: Building on Children’s Strengths: The Experience of Project Spectrum

Volume Authors: Jie-Qi Chen, Mara Krechevsky, and Julie Viens with Emily Isberg

This volume explains Gardner and Feldman’s theories in accessible, nontechnical language. It provides readers with detailed descriptions of the theories in use in actual classrooms and other settings.

Project Spectrum is a collaborative research and development project that offers an alternative approach to assessment and curriculum development for the preschool and early primary years. The Spectrum approach emphasizes close observation, identifying children’s areas of strength, and using them as the basis for an individualized educational program.